Power Basics American Government

This program explains the organization of the U.S. government, from the local to the national level, examines historical events that led to the development of U.S. democracy, covers all components of elections from candidate selection to the voting process and includes landmark court decisions that shaped the modern structure of the U.S. government. The student text focuses on one concept at a time, illustrates lessons with concrete models and examples, and provides sample practice to achieve proficiency. The student workbook is designed to extend and enrich the student text with a variety of critical thinking challenges, practice activities, cooperative learning opportunities. The teacher's guide provides an overview of each unit; including, extension activities, a glossary, record keeping forms, and graphic organizers for instruction. The test pack offers a pretest, unit tests, a post test, scoring keys, and test taking strategies.